2012-09-16

NCAA Football Power Ranking, Week 3

LSU pays a hefty price for slumming it against #118 Idaho this week, and they drop to #19 among the 23 3-0 Teams. Meanwhile, Stanford takes on the previously undefeated USC, and reaps the benefits of a big win. Of course, there's plenty of time for these rankings to change, and I expect LSU to reach at least near the top again.

I'll also point out that #65 TCU, at 2-0, is ranked below lots of 2-1 teams, including Miami all the way up at a tie for #24. Strength of Schedule plays a big part in these rankings, not only to break ties among the undefeated teams, but to show which teams are playing such an easy schedule they haven't really proven themselves better than teams with lesser records.

Finally, Missouri is clawing their way back up, sitting at #38 today, up from #85 last week.